Container



Sept. 4, 1923.

H. R. RADIN CONTAINER Original Filed Jan. 27, 1921 V v) 25 20 p-umum /8 III m5? Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

warren stares r eare HARRY R. RADIN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

CONTAINER.

Application filed January 27, 1921, Serial To all who-mat may concern Be it known that I, HARRY R. RAnlN, citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a container and is designed to provide a convenient and handy container with a cap that tightly closes the mouth thereof, but which cap can be quickly removed and replaced, the invention being described, for the purpose of clearness of description, as a container for tooth brushes and similar articles which are sterilized while deposited in the container, which is adapted to be the normal depository for such articles.

The invention is further designed to provide a container or sterilizer of this kind which is adapted for the holding of a germicide and has an easily operable but completely air-tight fastening means for the cap which insures the retention of the germicide within the container when the cap is shut, so that it is not dissipated nor is its strength unnecessarily diminished, and if it is carried as baggage or in similar situations it does not permeate any article in its proximity.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aside view. Figure 2 is a vertical section with a portion of the device shown in elevation to more clearly illustrate its construction, and Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on line 3-3 in Figure l.

The main part of the device comprises a container 10, which can be of any desired form but is usually made in the form of a cylindrical casing, usually of porcelain or glass, with its bottom end closed, usually by being rounded, as at 11, and having on the top a neck 12 which is preferably made of metal and is provided with an interior shoulder 13 against which the top edge of the body portion or tube 10 fits, and to which it is usually secured by a suitable adhesive.

The upper part 14 of the neck is provided with an annular groove 15 in which the split ring 16 is seated, the part 14-above the groove 15 having a bead 17, this bead 17 being usually closely adjacent to the groove 15, the wall of the groove merging into the No. 440,295. Renewed January 27, 1923'.

bead and the bead being usuallyarranged at the top end of the neck. I f

The neck also has an external shoulder 18. The cap 19 is provided with a flanged part 20 which depends therefrom, the part 20 having a groove 21, and above the groove a depression 22, which depression 22 is usually made so that it has the same curvature as the head 1? and fits tightly against it when the split ring is seated in the grooves 15 and 21. This position is assured because the edge of the rim 23 receives the shoulder 18 when the cap is forced to its closed position, the inner wall of the rim being tapered or inclined so that the positioning of the cap over the split rin at the initial placing of the cap, is simplified.

When the cap is in the position shown in Figures 2 and 3, the ring holds the cap in this position against accidental removal, a substantial tug or pull being necessary to dislodge it, but the parts are so proportioned that a tight joint is established between the flange 20 and the shoulder 18, and similarly an air-tight joint between the bead 17 and the depression 22. These prevent the escape of the germicide, which is preferably deposited on a suitable absorbent, such as a mass of cotton, shown at 24, which is held in position by placing it in the top part of the cap which forms a chamber having the side walls 25, which are bulged so that the shape of the walls causes the retention of the mass of cotton 24 or similar absorbent, this absorbent being usually supplied with any desired kind of germicide, for instance, formaldehyde.

The device is particularly adaptable for the sterilizing of small articles of personal use, such as tooth brushes, a tooth brush 26 being shown in the drawing in dotted outline in Figure 2.

The device keeps the tooth brush sterilized, prevents any moisture or germicide escaping from the holder while the cap is in position, and it makes a convenient and sightly article, particularly when porcelain or glass is used for the body portion and highly finished or plated metal is used for the neck and the cap.

claim:

1. A container comprising a body portion having a neck with a shoulder thereon and an annular groove above the shoulder and having also a bead above said groove, asplit ring in the groove, a cap having a flanged part with a rimto rest on the shoulder when the cap "is in place, the rim having a bevelled inner wall, the flanged part also having a groove to receive the ring, and a depression above the groove to fit the bead on the neck,

2. A container comprising a body portion having a neck with a shoulder thereon and an annular groove above the shoulder and having also a head above said groove, a split ring in the groove, a cap having a flanged part with a rim to rest on the shoulder when January, 1921.

HARRY R. RADIN 

